https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/f1cac545-e9c7-4ddb-9a4d-45423d652a74 The war in Ukraine has led to a closing of the ranks in the West, with media and politicians in lockstep united against Russia, and some self-described leftists have joined in. As with many recent conflicts the left has been riven by divisions over what is the correct position to take, with “Putinism” replacing “Assadism” as the new term used to excommunicate opponents of NATO and American intervention. To understand the history of the Western left and how wars over the last century have caused divisions, Rania Khalek was joined by Ben Norton, an investigative journalist based in Latin America, and editor of the independent news website Multipolarista. Follow Multipolarista here: https://multipolarista.com/ Ben’s piece on George Orwell: https://bennorton.com/george-orwell-list-leftists-snitch-british-government/ Listen to every episode of Rania Khalek Dispatches anywhere you get podcasts. Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRK TIME CODES 0:00 Intro 2:05 Splits on the left over Ukraine 10:34 Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine: Divisions on the left 21:11 Policing the anti-imperialist left 25:55 George Orwell 31:44 Social Chauvinists 36:28 Sabotage, infiltration, & assassination 45:36 Divisions over covid 57:40 Watching the war in Ukraine from the Global South 1:04:46 Benefits of multipolarity Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:37:29 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/f1cac545-e9c7-4ddb-9a4d-45423d652a74 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.